MIA84LA175

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 19A · Winter Haven, FL · June 4, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 4, 1984, 07:20 local (11:20 UTC)
Place
Winter Haven, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6584TBeech 19A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840604024189A
Case key
31139

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalCruise - normal
Preflight planning/preparation - improperPilot in commandCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Forced landingDescent - emergency
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fenceFactor

Analysis

The acft collided with a fence during a forced landing after the eng lost power. The plt stated that he ran out of fuel.

Aircraft

Registration
N6584T
Reported as
Beech 19A
Category
Airplane
Airframe hours
2,048
Engine
Lycoming O-320-E2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Alturas Packing Co.
Registered owner
Alturas Packing Co.
Last inspection
Annual · January 19, 1984 · 68 hours before
Departed
SDF · Louisville, KY
Destination
BOW · Barton, FL

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
22
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
770 total · 41 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
6 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 66 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
MCO, 31 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.